Chapter 209: The Invitation to Avatar 2
After James Cameron entered the room, he took a long time to regain his breath. Laughing for more than an hour in a row is too much of a load for the elderly.
"Professor Wang, I really didn't expect you to be such a good comedian."
"Mr. Director, I think today's speech can achieve such an effect thanks to the bad first half of my life. You know, there's no funniest joke in the world than human life itself. ”
Cameron said: "You're right, Professor Wang, I think you have a lot of talent as a director, because you can always see clearly what people need. ”
"This talent is more suitable for business, right?"
"Isn't a director a kind of businessman?" Cameron asked rhetorically, "In 1998, during the world financial crisis, I felt that people urgently needed to find hope in despair, so I filmed "Titanic", which was very successful. More than ten years later, when the world economy was in a depression and people could not see new economic growth points, then I made "Avatar", which was technically innovative, and it was equally successful. Isn't it very simple that a good commercial film director should first consider the market? ”
Wang Kefan smiled slightly and said, "It's the first time I've heard this kind of statement, but it's really reasonable." ”
"Professor Wang, I went to Venice a few days ago and saw the premiere of "Moon Looking" there, and I think the soundtrack there is quite good, and I hope to win the Best Original Music Award at this Venice Film Festival."
Wang Kefan said modestly: "This is the result of my joint efforts with Kitaro. ”
As if he hadn't heard this, Cameron asked Wang Kefan, "Professor Wang, are you interested in joining my team?" Help me make music. ”
"Join your team?"
Cameron's invitation somewhat surprised Wang Kefan.
He smiled and said to Cameron, "Of course I'm interested, but I'm wondering, why are you looking for me?" ”
"Because I feel like the market needs you." Cameron said, "Before I came here, I looked up all of your information, and the data proves that if we can make a film together, it will break through a staggering number at the box office."
It's only been two years since your debut, but the number of fans you have accumulated around the world has reached about 30 million, and more than 95% of them are the results of the last three months. In those three months, you've released a total of 20 singles, which is equivalent to the number of songs on an album, and it's a miracle that you can gain tens of millions of fans around the world on just one album.
According to your growth rate and creative ability, I guess that after 5 years at most, you will be able to reach the appeal of MJ, this is not a joke, now it is the era of information industry, the process of the rise of everyone and everything, is several times that of the era of mechanical industry, with your ability, you have a way to become a superstar in the world music industry before I shoot "Avatar 2".
At that time, you and me, we will be the strongest and most powerful partner, and our work will be the best in the history of mankind......"
Cameron has already talked about the strongest in the world, so Wang Kefan is naturally not hypocritical.
"So director, when will "Avatar 2" be filmed?"
"It will take about three years." "So I want you to work faster, because my film needs not only your soundtrack, but also your huge box office appeal." The world is now a world of superstars, and we need to attract audiences who have watched movies more than once to the cinema, and the only ones who can attract them are national idols like you who are active on various stages. ”
…… The secret conversation between Cameron and Wang Kefan has no way of being known to the media.
After Wang Kefan returned to China from the United States, the most common news in the media was Wang Kefan's speech at Stanford University.
Anyway, Wang Kefan became popular all over the world again, and the video of the speech that lasted more than an hour broke the 100 million mark within 48 hours on Youbute.
However, due to cultural differences, those jokes that made Europeans and Americans laugh did not get too good laughs in Asia, and people only cared about Wang Kefan's genius speaking ability.
A week after returning to China, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs actually sent Wang Kefan an unofficial invitation letter to the effect that Wang Kefan could serve as China's diplomatic spokesman under certain circumstances......
As the Venice Film Festival Awards Ceremony approaches, the media's focus on Wang Kefan has shifted from his professorship to his filmmaker.
The reputation of "Mochizuki" in Europe is getting better and better, and almost all audiences who have watched the movie have unanimously said that Chinese martial arts films can cause such a sensation abroad, and the last time it has to be traced back to Ryan's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". Even some domestic media have begun to predict that "Looking at the Moon" will win the Best Film Award at this Venice Film Festival. As for Wang Kefan's dubbing, it should be the best of all the exhibited works.
The domestic speculation is vigorous, but the party Wang Kefan is becoming more and more low-key.
After returning from the United States, Wang Kefan once again entered the rhythm of working 12 hours a day. However, the efficiency of writing songs this time is obviously much lower than before.
After completing 20 top-notch modern comedy songs, Wang Kefan's new goal now is to write 20 rock songs that can be sung all over the world.
Given the unique character of rock music itself and its extremely important position in the world's music circles, Wang Kefan had to be handled carefully. And in comparison, the MV of rock music is also more difficult than the previous MV.
It would be inappropriate to use complete computer stunts, and it would take quite a bit of time to complete the live action shooting. Wang Kefan thought to himself that Suo would write all 20 songs first, and then shoot the MV in one go. Anyway, the ideas are all in the head, and I can't run away.
According to the usual practice, Wang Kefan likes to write dozens of songs with a masochistic attitude every day, and then select the best 2 songs from them, but due to the slow progress now, Wang Kefan can't choose one that he feels particularly satisfied with for almost two days.
Just when Wang Kefan was conscientiously sprinting for the big sale of "Avatar 2" 3 years later, the news of an explosive surname once again made the domestic media crazy.
The American Marketing Association announced that Wang Kefan won this year's "Effie Award" for his BMW series of advertisements, becoming the first advertiser in Chinese history to win this award.
(To be continued)